Class methods and self keyword in objective-c

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“Invalid use of 'this' in non-member function” in objective-c context?

If I use the keyword self inside a class method:

+ (id) myMetho
{
   self ...
}

Does it refer to the class or to the current instance ?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 09:59

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In short, it represents the class. For a longer answer, have a look here

edited May 23 '17 at 09:59

Community

answered Oct 10 '11 at 13:42

James Webster

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 10 '11 at 17:08

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self just means "the class you are in"

answered Oct 10 '11 at 17:08

Gabriel

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